IJN Atago
Sunk
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Takao |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | Original Layout: 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2) |
Admiral Kondō's flagship. Hit by South Dakota on 14–15 November 1942. Sunk by the US submarine Darter at Leyte Gulf.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Original Layout: 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2)
- 4 × 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval guns (4x1)
- 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns (2x1)
- Type 90 torpedoes (4x2 + 8 reloads)
- Final Layout (June 24, 1944): 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (5x2)
- 8 × Type 89 12.7 cm (5 in) dual purpose guns, (4x2)
- 60 × Type 96 25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns (4x3, 8x2, 32x1)
- 4 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.5 in) AA machine guns
- Type 93 torpedoes (4x4 + 8 reloads)
- depth charges
Armour
- Belt: 38–127 mm (1.5–5.0 in)
- Deck: 37 mm (1.5 in) (main, max); 127–25 mm (5.00–0.98 in) (upper)
- Bulkheads: 76–100 mm (3.0–3.9 in)
- Turrets: 25 mm (1 in)
| Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 28 April 1927 |
| Launched | 16 June 1930 |
| Commissioned | 30 March 1932 |
| Displacement | 9,850 long tons (10,008 t) (standard) 14,616 long tons (14,851 t) (full load) |
| Length | 203.76 m (668.5 ft) |
| Speed | 34.2–35.5 kn (63.3–65.7 km/h; 39.4–40.9 mph) |
| Complement | 773 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
16 June 1930
14–15 November 1942
Kondō's flagship
Fate
Sunk
Torpedoed and sunk, 23 October 1944